Essential Guide to the Cervical Spine - Volume One, 1st Edition

• World authorities from across the field demonstrate best practice for assessing patients and choice of clinical treatment methods for cervical spine disorders
• Covers clinical anatomy and biomechanics of the cervical spine
• Includes chapter on pain patterns
• Showcases optimal delivery of treatments by combining clinical art and skills with research and evidence-based practice
• Heavily illustrated with over 600 figures

ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsContributors

1 Evolutionary Anatomy of the Human Vertebral ColumnJosep María Potau Ginés2 Clinical Anatomy of the Cervical SpineRafael Torres Cueco3 Biomechanics of the Cervical SpineRafael Torres Cueco4 Clinical Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Craniocervical SpineRafael Torres Cueco5 Pain Patterns of the Cervical SpineRafael Torres Cueco

6 Pathomechanics of Joint DysfunctionRafael Torres Cueco, Enrique J. Lluch Girbés7 Clinical Reasoning in the Manipulative Treatment of the Cervical SpineDarren A. Rivett8 Clinical Evaluation Of The PatientRafael Torres Cueco9 Cervical Spine ImagingEva Llopis San Juan, Sandra Gonzalez Ibañez10 Electrodiagnostic Evaluation In Cervical RadiculopathySilvia Parra Escorihuela, Elvira Millet Sancho

Section III: Treatment Approaches11 Analgesic Effects of Manual TherapyRafael Torres Cueco, Enrique J. Lluch Girbés, Moises Giménez-Costa, Mark D. Bishop12 Manual Therapy of the Cervical SpineRafael Torres Cueco, Moises Giménez Costa13 Muscle Deficits in Neck Pain Disorders: Implications for the Rehabilitation of People with Neck PainDeborah Falla14 Diagnosis and Treatment of Muscular Pain Syndromes of the Cervical SpineOrlando Mayoral Del Moral, Isabel Salvat, Enrique J. Lluch Girbés, Rafael Torres Cueco15 Cervical Spine and Mobilization of the Nervous SystemRafael Torres Cueco, Carlos López Cubas, Eduardo Zamorano Zárate, David S. Butler

Index